The annual 2011

Ladies Night Out is

planned for Monday

night, May 2nd, from

5-8p.m at the Fire-

side Restaurant and

Lounge lower level.

This year’s event is

shaping up to be our

biggest Ladies Night

yet, as there are cur-

rently over 25 ven-

dors signed up to

show their home-

based business prod-

ucts. There will be a

variety of products

and services available

for participants to

learn about, purchase

or order. These in-

clude; Mary Kay,

Pampered Chef,

Tastefully Simple,

Stamping Up, Crea-

tive Memories, Wat-

kins, Celebrating

Homes, Avon, Tup-

perware, Scentsy

Candles, Storybook

pocket pillows, jew-

elry, soaps, herbal

remedies, Kitchen

Tune-UP, purses and

much more!

There will also be

a variety of tasty

snacks and drinks

available, free of

charge.

Admission is free

and everyone is wel-

come. Please join us!

Ladies’ Night Out 2011

Lions Club International Meeting

one going.

The Lions Club is a

service organization that

operates in 206 coun-

tries around the world.

While their membership

varies widely, they all

hold to one core belief—

that community is what

you make it.

The Lions Club is

open to men and women

of all ages and everyone

is welcome and encour-

aged to attend the meet-

ing and find out what

the Lions are all about.

You can also learn

more about Lions Club

International at:

www.lionsclubs.org.

Spaghetti Feed—Opera House May 1st

Ladies’ Night Out 5-8p.m. , Fire-side Restaurant lower level

May 2nd

Lions Club 5:30p.m., Fireside Restaurant

May 3rd

Presbyter./United Methodist Salad Luncheon 11:30-1:30

May 3rd

Mother’s Day May 8th

May Dates to Remember

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Volume 18, Issue 5

May 2011

Chamber of Commerce General Meeting-12 noon– Fireside

May

10th

Prairie Artist Workshop—Opera May 13-15th

Youth Talent Show—Opera May

22nd

State Track Meet May 27th

Graduation - Congrats Seniors! May 29th

Memorial Day May 30th

May Dates to Remember

There will be an or-

ganizational meeting of

the Lions Club Interna-

tional on May 3rd at

5:30p.m. at the Fireside

Restaurant. There is

currently no active Li-

ons Club in Ellendale,

though hopes are that

there will be enough

interest locally to get

Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, grew up poor in a farm commu-nity in rural Missouri during the Great Depression. The poverty he experi-enced while growing up taught him the value of money and to perse-vere. After attending the University of Missouri, he immediately worked for J.C. Penny where he got his first taste of retailing. He served in World War II, after which he became a suc-cessful franchiser of Ben Franklin five-and-dime stores. In 1962, he had the idea of opening bigger stores, sticking to rural areas, keep-ing costs low and discounting heav-ily. The management disagreed with his vision. Undaunted, Walton pur-sued his vision, founded Wal-Mart and started a retailing success story. When Walton died in 1992, the fam-ily's net worth approached $25 bil-lion. Today, Wal-Mart is the world's #1 retailer, with more than 4,150 stores, including discount stores, combina-tion discount and grocery stores, and membership-only warehouse stores (Sam's Club). Learn Walton's win-ning formula for business. Rule 1: Commit to your business.

Believe in it more than anybody else. I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don't know if you're born with this kind of passion, or if you can learn it. But I do know you need it. If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possi-bly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you — like a fever. Rule 2: Share your profits with all your associates, and treat them as partners. In turn, they will treat you

as a partner, and together you will all perform beyond your wildest expec-tations. Remain a corporation and retain control if you like, but behave as a servant leader in your partner-ship. Encourage your associates to hold a stake in the company. Offer discounted stock, and grant them stock for their retirement. It's the sin-

gle best thing we ever did. Rule 3: Motivate your partners.

Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Constantly, day by day, think of new and more interesting ways to motivate and challenge your partners. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score. Make bets with outrageous payoffs. If things get stale, cross-pollinate; have managers switch jobs with one another to stay challenged. Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't be-come too predictable. Rule 4: Communicate everything you possibly can to your partners.

The more they know, the more they'll understand. The more they under-stand, the more they'll care. Once they care, there's no stopping them. If you don't trust your associates to know what's going on, they'll know you really don't consider them part-ners. Information is power, and the gain you get from empowering your associates more than offsets the risk of informing your competitors. Rule 5: Appreciate everything your associates do for the busi-ness. A paycheck and a stock option

will buy one kind of loyalty. But all of us like to be told how much some-body appreciates what we do for them. We like to hear it often, and especially when we have done something we're really proud of. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sin-cere words of praise. They're abso-lutely free — and worth a fortune. Rule 6: Celebrate your success.

Find some humor in your failures. Don't take yourself so seriously. Loosen up, and everybody around you will loosen up. Have fun. Show enthusiasm — always. When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song. Then make everybody else sing with you. Don't do a hula on Wall Street. It's been done. Think up your own stunt. All of this is more important, and more fun, than you think, and it really fools competition. "Why should we take those cornballs at Wal-Mart seriously?"

Rule 7: Listen to everyone in your company and figure out ways to get them talking. The folks on the

front lines — the ones who actually talk to the customer — are the only ones who really know what's going on out there. You'd better find out what they know. This really is what total quality is all about. To push re-sponsibility down in your organiza-tion, and to force good ideas to bub-ble up within it, you must listen to what your associates are trying to tell you. Rule 8: Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come

back over and over. Give them what they want — and a little more. Let them know you appreciate them. Make good on all your mistakes, and don't make excuses — apologize. Stand behind everything you do. The two most important words I ever wrote were on that first Wal-Mart sign: "Satisfaction Guaranteed." They're still up there, and they have made all the difference. Rule 9: Control your expenses better than your competition. This

is where you can always find the competitive advantage. For twenty-five years running — long before Wal-Mart was known as the nation's largest retailer — we've ranked No. 1 in our industry for the lowest ratio of expenses to sales. You can make a lot of different mistakes and still re-cover if you run an efficient opera-tion. Or you can be brilliant and still go out of business if you're too ineffi-cient. Rule 10: Swim upstream. Go the

other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going in ex-actly the opposite direction. But be prepared for a lot of folks to wave you down and tell you you're headed the wrong way. I guess in all my years, what I heard more often than anything was: a town of less than 50,000 population cannot support a discount store for very long.

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Sam Walton 1918 - 1992

M a y N e w sl e tt e r

V o l u m e 1 8 , I ss u e 5

YOU’RE INVITED! GENERAL CHAMBER MEETING

MAY 10TH 12 NOON

AT THE FIRESIDE

Guest Speaker: Jeff Fastnacht

AppleFest 2011

CLASSIC TO THE CORE

Next AppleFest Committee

meeting May 19th

12:00 noon

Fireside Restaurant

The Ellendale Chamber of Commerce

Congratulates the

2011 Graduating Seniors

and wishes them luck

as they head into the future!!

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Congratulations Graduating Seniors! Way to Go!

MEMORIAL

DAY

MAY 30th

HAPPY MOM’S DAY—MAY 8TH

ANNUAL

OPERA HOUSE

SPAGHETTI FEED

May 1st, 2011

12:00p.m. to 1:30p.m

HISTORIC ELLENDALE OPERA HOUSE

Presbyterian-United Methodist

Annual

Salad Luncheon

May 3rd

11:30-1:30 at the Church

421 5th Ave N

A very special art exhibit is scheduled for May 13-15 at the Opera House Gallery and Lobby. Prairie Artist Work-shop artists will exhibit their studio and plein art painting on Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and Sunday after-noon. The exhibition is free and open to the public. A re-ception will be held Friday at 6 p.m.

Saturday the exhibit is open

from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ―Old Jam Band‖ featuring Willie Wolff will perform at 7 p.m. Several of the artists also play in the band.

Sunday the exhibit is open from noon till 3 p.m. One of their paintings will be given away as a door prize.

The event is brought to you by the Ellendale Area Arts Council and O.P.E.R.A., Inc.

A free will donation will be accepted.

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PRAIRIE ARTISTS WORKSHOP

M a y N e w sl e tt e r

STAINED GLASS MOSAIC CLASS OFFERED

YOUTH TALENT SHOW

The Ellendale Area Arts Council is sponsoring a Stained Glass Mosaic Art class in May. Linda Wedell will be teach-ing the class being offered Thursday May 5, Thursday May 12 and Thursday May 19th. All classes will be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Dickey County Fairgrounds—Building B.

The class is offered for those 12 years and older and the class runs for those three Thursdays for a total of 6 hours. Pre-registration will be $10 per person of $12 at the door the evening of the class. Reg-istration will cover the sup-plies needed for the artwork being made during the classes.

There is a limited number of openings so pre-registration is encouraged. To Pre-register or if you have questions, contact Linda Wedell at 701-710-1699.

Singers are needed for the Youth Talent Show on Satur-day, May 22nd. Any youth ages 5-18 is encouraged to participate. The show will be held in the Historic Opera House Gallery, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and

$5 for kids. Refreshments will be served. The show is being pro-duced by Kari Nishek and Sonja Bommersbach. Please contact either Kari or Sonja to take part in this event.

Fireside Restaurant Friday Buffets!

April 29 Southern May 6 BBQ Ribs May 13 German May 20 Mexican May 27 Lasagna -3 kinds -Chicken Ranch Alfredo; Beef & Mushroom; Regular Lasagna All the Buffets include Broasted Chicken!

58 1st Ave. S P.O. Box 91 Ellendale, ND 58436

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5. In a pinch, you can always claim

that the haphazard tower of un-

read magazines and newspapers

next to your chair provides the

valuable Feng Shui aspect of a ti-

ger, thereby reducing your vulner-

ability. Roll your eyes when you

say this.

6. Explain the mound of pet hair

brushed up against the doorways

by claiming you are collecting it

there to use for stuffing hand sewn

play animals for underprivileged

children.

7. If unexpected company is com-

ing, pile everything unsightly into

one room and close the door. As

you show your guests through

your tidy home, rattle the door

knob vigorously, fake a growl and

say, "I'd love you to see our Den,

but Fluffy hates to be disturbed

and the shots are SO expensive."

1. Vacuuming too often weakens

the carpet fibers. Say this with a

serious face, and shudder deli-

cately whenever anyone mentions

Carpet Fresh.

2. Dust bunnies cannot evolve into

dust rhinos when disturbed. Re-

name the area under the couch

"The Galapagos Islands" and claim

an ecological exemption.

3. Layers of dirty film on windows

and screens provide a helpful filter

against harmful and aging rays

from the sun. Call it an SPF factor

of 5 and leave it alone.

4. Cobwebs artfully draped over

lampshades reduces the glare

from the bulb, thereby creating a

romantic atmosphere. If your hus-

band points out that the light fix-

tures need dusting, simply look

affronted and exclaim, "What?

And spoil the mood?"

10 Spring Cleaning Rules

Phone: 701-349-4103

Email: ellendalecivic@drtel.net

Coming together is a beginning, staying

together is progress, and working

together is success. Henry Ford

We’re on the Web!

Ellendalend.com

8. If dusting is REALLY out of

control, simply place a showy urn

on the coffee table and insist that

"THIS is where Grandma wanted

us to scatter her ashes..."

9. Don't bother repainting. Sim-

ply scribble lightly over a dirty

wall with an assortment of cray-

ons, and try to muster a glint of

tears as you say, "Junior did this

the week before that unspeakable

accident... I haven't had the heart

to clean it..."

10. Mix one-quarter cup pine-

scented household cleaner with

four cups of water in a spray bot-

tle. Mist the air lightly. Leave

dampened rags in conspicuous

locations. Develop an exhausted

look, throw yourself onto the

couch, and sigh, "I clean and I

clean and I still don't get any-

where..."

Upcoming events

Ellendale City Clean-Up Drive May 16th—20th

Oakes 125th Celebration June 10, 11 and 12th

Ellendale City-Wide Rummage Sale June 17th - 18th

J.B. Graham Amer. Legion Baseball

Tourney

June 18th-19th

Monango 125th Celebration June 25th

Johnson Memorial Babe Ruth Tourney June 25th and 26th

Dickey County Fair July 7th-10th

Dickey Co. Relay for Life July 15th

Do & Discover July 23rd

Amer. Legion Sectional Tourney July 19-24th

Ellendale City-Wide Blood Drive August 8th

AppleFest September 24th